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InterDigital, Inc.

Software - Application · United States

USD 323.050.3% daily changeQuote 2026-09-18 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$8.34B
Trailing P/E
38.01x
Forward P/E
27.88x
Quarterly revenue growth
-13.4%
Trailing net margin
38.3%
Indicated dividend yield
0.9%

Snapshot 2026-09-20 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-10-29 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

InterDigital, Inc. operates as a global research and development company focuses on wireless, visual, artificial intelligence (AI), and related technologies. The company engages in the design and development of technologies that enable connected in a range of communications and entertainment products and services, which are licensed to companies providing various products and services, including makers of wireless communications devices, consumer electronics, IoT devices, and cars and other motor vehicles, as well as providers of cloud-based services, such as video streaming. It designs and develops a range of innovations for use in digital cellular and wireless products and networks. The company also develops cellular technologies, such as technologies related to CDMA, TDMA, OFDM/OFDMA, and MIMO for use in 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G wireless networks, as well as mobile terminal devices; and 3GPP technology portfolio in 5G advanced and 6G, as well as technologies for mobile phones, automobiles and autonomous vehicles, wearables, smart factories and smart homes, robots, drones, and other connected consumer electronic products. In addition, it provides video coding and transmission technologies, and artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions. Further, the company's patented technologies are used in various products that include smartphones, tablets, consumer electronics, base stations, televisions, laptops, gaming consoles, set-top boxes, streaming devices, and connected automobiles, as well as patented technologies are used in various services, such as video streaming, user generated content sharing, video conferencing, video gaming, and other cloud-based services. InterDigital, Inc. was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

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Q2 2026

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MetricIDCCInterDigital, Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$8.34B
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate27.88x
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA17.96x
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter-13.4%
Operating marginLatest reported quarter53.5%
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap7.2%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA-1.67x
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity0.33x
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings38.01x
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share6.93x
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue9.67x
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter-36.4%
Gross marginTrailing twelve months82.5%
Net marginTrailing twelve months38.3%
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only26.4%
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue76.2%
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price0.9%
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout31.8%
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities1.74x
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity1.42

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